The Fair Folk are by far the most alluring and most dangerous creatures to ever grace the world. They share the desires of all of us, and yet, they are at times both better and lesser than the civilized races. Depravity comes hand-in-hand with joviality when there is no logic, no morality to their minds. Some play harmless pranks, but some kill for sport. Some enjoy spreading love to others, while others want only to satiate their lusts. To write on the ways of the fey is tricky, for their mating habits are much more a study of poetry than anatomy. And just like any poetry, it can be a beautiful sonnet, a bawdy limerick, or discordant trash. Within the ranks of the fey is the Lily Nymph. As a branch of the nymph family, the Lily Nymph is simultaneously the most beautiful and most deadly fey one could naturally encounter in the pursuit of erotic knowledge. As a sort of poetic irony, they wish to deflower maidens, much like satyrs. Yet, they only seek a certain kind of maiden for their exploits. Beware their flowers, for they shall entice women to covet the petals rather than the stem. Marriages have been ruined by their ways, and the gardens they tend are more dangerous than one lady can handle. If you have already tasted one's nectar or have your cherry in the tongue of another, then your soul shall be safe from her whims. Be careful, then, to look out for your body. -The Author Tik Tik rides on the back of the quadrupedal riding animal, nestled gently on her companion's, Adaeze's, lap. The little kobold and her gnoll companion ride off across the Wildlands, seeking the nearby settlement from which to start their newest expedition. Adaeze nearly hugs Tik Tik as she holds onto the reins, her eyes sharp in the darkness and her ears fluttering at the sound of any strange newcomer. "So," she says, speaking up into the night. "We're finally going to make our way to get that nymph, huh? 'Bout time. Feels like we've been far too distracted for my taste." Tik Tik yawns and leans into her companion's abs, nuzzling up against her lovely furry body and enjoying the safety of her warmth. "Tik Tik sorry. Got distracted. "Yeah, Yeah..." Adaeze says. "Well, at least I got a lot of experience being ordered around by ya, huh, boss?" Tik Tik detects a faint growl in the gnoll's voice, and looks up with a slight frown, only to have her nose booped by the cold wet nose of the larger lady. "And I loved every minute of it." Tik Tik snickers, patting Adaeze's thigh. "Good, good. Lots more fun in town and in forest!" Tik Tik muses, "but late for Tik Tik's original plan." "Making me a real lady?" Adaeze says. "Shucks, boss. That's real nice of ya, but I don't think we got the time, what with all the distractions. But... with your spell still working its magic on me, I suppose I don't have much choice in what we do." Tik Tik rubs her hands along Adaeze's spotted fur, pressing her cheek against her stomach. "No... Tik Tik want know what Adaeze thinks, but Adaeze need listen. Tik Tik ask, Adaeze respond. So, what do now?" As their animal clops down the road, they soon find the faint lights of a small fortified town rising high enough to obscure the buildings beyond. Adaeze slows down their steed as the guard house window opens with a crack. On the other side, an old man with a hooked nose sneers at their approach. "What you want this late at night?" he asks. "Lodging and provisions," Adaeze says, sitting up tall. "Not going to the woods with yer goblin friends?" he asks. Tik Tik's coughs. "What? Tik Tik no have goblin friends. Tik Tik doesn't know any!" Adaeze nudges the kobold carefully, muttering, "please, let me handle this." Tik Tik nods, tapping her side. "Tik Tik will let Adaeze handle this." The gnoll smiles, a toothy spread sort, and pulls her money pouch from her pocket. "I'm a civilized lady. And this is my companion. We aren't here to cause trouble, just here to spend some coin. Now... I think a platinum piece is the 'no questions asked' tax?" She holds up the shining coin up to the firelight, letting the glint of the metal reflect off of the man's eyes. He strokes his chin and nods. "Alright, But don't go tellin' people it was me who let ya in." "Wouldn't dream of it," she says, flicking the coin his way. The door opens up, letting them march on into the quiet sleepy town. Once at the inn, Adaeze hitches up their ride and lifts the kobold up over her shoulders, letting her little feet dangle over Adaeze's shoulder as she carries her boss into the tavern. Like the other such establishments Tik Tik had found herself in, this tavern holds an eclectic bunch of people, from groups of flamboyantly dressed troupe members to gruff and brooding hooded strangers. Even just here, Tik Tik could get herself enough research to last herself quite a while, if any are willing and waiting. But she has Adaeze to think about, and a promise that is far overdue. Scratching behind the gnoll's ear, she taps her with her heel, so that she may move forward with her preparations. "Any maidens stolen from town recently!?" She asks, stepping right up to the bar and slamming her palms against it. The bartender, an older sort of woman of a slight heavy set, looks at the gnoll and her companion. "That, among other things, to be sure," she says. "Though, many of the bards and rogues that make their coin off exploiting farm maids have been carryin' them off more often than they disappear. You two don't really look like the maiden-rescuers." "I honestly doubt when we rescue them, they'll be maidens," Adaeze admits. "But my boss and I are looking to catch a beastie and deliver her over to the Baroness, and she has a taste for... unspoiled flowers, as it were." The tender takes a deep breath and places her rag over her shoulder. "Well, if you're planning on hunting something like THAT" she says, "you're going to need supplies... camping supplies." "How much will it cost us?" Adaeze asks. The bartender smirks and says. "If you take on that bounty successfully? Chump change." "You got yourself a deal," the gnoll says, holding her hand out. The bartender spits into her palm and gives Adaeze a hearty shake. "Pleasure doin' business with you two!" Adaeze pats her boss on the back and looks up to her, saying. "What do you say, boss. Wanna go camping?" The kobold giggles, the excitement of a plan coming together bubbling up within her. Adaeze steps into the campsite, tossing another log into the fire. She flops down onto the larger she set up as a stool to sit on, and she leans in, looking over the passage of text Tik Tik reads from her magical book. "What language is that!?" she asks. "Looks really swirly, like it would go well on an invitation to a tea party or something." Tik Tik follows the gnoll's finger. "Ah, fairy words!" she yips. "Tik Tik hope find read someone. Can't read, nope. Learned trick by read other part, yep." "Ah, that sucks," the gnoll says. "Cause, we really could use some help figurin' out how best to, well, you know." Tik Tik nods. "We had lots of time to prepare." Adaeze, silent at first, pokes at the meat. "Hey, you like yours medium-rare, right? Tik Tik closes her book and stuffs it into her pouch, scooting off of the log and using it to support her back. "Yep, yep, that good." "Alright..." Adaeze pulls the meat off from the fire, and then sets off to kick up dirt over the flame, bathing the two adventurers in complete natural darkness. She tears off a chunk from the meat and hands the rest over towards Tik Tik. "Here you go, boss." Tik Tik takes the large chunk of meat and bites into it right off of the spit, leaving the hyena woman to chew her own morsel, slouching forward on her seat. A few moments in, Tik Tik hops up on the log and taps Adaeze on the shoulder. Adaeze gulps and looks over toward her, to see the kobold frowning, her toe tapping on the log. "Is lady eat slouchy?" Adaeze sits straight up and rolls her shoulders back. "S... sorry, miss Tik Tik." She says. "I almost forgot our little arrangement already." Tik Tik smirks and sits down once more, placing her hand upon Adaeze's thigh. "That a good girl" she says, squeezing the gnoll. "Listen good, earn treat?" "N-now?" Adaeze says, the warmth pooling in her cheeks and between her legs. She swells with the excitement, her battle skirt rising just a bit with the elongated false member underneath. "If you want." Tik Tik says. Adaeze smiles and scoops her up, wrapping her arms around the little wizard. She brings her teeth to the kobold's neck and nips playfully at her scales. Tik Tik sighs, waving her hand and speaking the proper words, creating multiple hand apparitions. They find the proper spots on both her and her companion's outfits, unclasping, unbuckling, untying, and undonning, until soon, the pink scales and brown fur of the two are bared for both of them to appreciate. Adaeze falls back onto the ground, letting the grass and the dirt get into her fur. No way she's letting Tik Tik get dirty. She holds the kobold in her arms and snuggles up against her, licking along her cheek and her neck as the woman who got her more in touch with her feminine side hugs her tiny arms around her much larger body and buries her face in her gnoll-tits. Adaeze's breath comes out in trembling gasps, but her eyes flutter upwards, glancing around the two, checking the darkness for any sign of movement. Seeing none, she nips at her lover's horn. Tik Tik, getting the message, drapes her tail downward, hooking it underneath Adaeze's body, the tip finding its way to the gnoll's lips, pushing her elongated clitoris out of the way, while letting her scales rub up against it all the same. The gnoll rolls her hips, grunting a little as Tik Tik's tail finds its way slithering up inside of her lover. Adaeze's fur bristles on her back, a sure sign of something being amiss. She grips onto her boss, rolling towards the log. With the kobold pinned down, the two of them both look over where they had rested, only to see vines shoot up out of the ground. They feel around a second, before wrapping around the log and pinning it down. With her dark fur, Adaeze keeps her boss buried underneath of her, her eyes narrowed so she can watch as the object of their trap approaches. The woman's body is caked in dirt and smudged with green, with sticks and brambles in her hair. She crouches low, wielding a stone and wood spear in her hands as she makes her way over towards the log, a soft light illuminating her path just in front of her. Her pointed ears reveal her elvishness. The elf pauses, holding up her light, which is attached to the end of an ornately carved spear. She flashes it around the camp, crouching low, obviously searching for the two campers. She isn't exactly what Tik Tik was expecting, but the wizard has things ready for her, nonetheless. From her vantage point peering through the rotted end of the log, Tik Tik sees the elf's mud-caked foot lower down to take her next step, hovering just above the pressure point for the trap. A shout from the woods makes the elf pause. She looks over her shoulder, pulling her leg away from the trap zone. Tik Tik hisses slightly, but Adaeze places her paw over her mouth, staring off into the darkness with a renewed sense of worry. More lights emerge from all sides, even behind them. And stepping out from those sides is a posse of more women, humans and a gnome, catfolk and lizard. Each of them dress only in skirts fashioned from the bounty of the forest. They look like a tribe of humanoids living in the wilds, but no certain feature distinguish them beyond their gender. The elf turns away from the other women, striking the ash of their fire with the butt of her spear. "Trespassers of the green! We know you are here. If you run, we will hunt. If you fight, we shall fight back. But, we offer you something greater!" The two humans, girls of the same age with bright blond hair, step up together, spears in opposite hands, and their other hands linked together. Together, they speak as one. "We offer you the same thing offered to us: a happiness beyond all measure. Come out now, and your life will have renewed purpose among the sisters of the forest." Adaeze licks Tik Tik on the cheek and whispers to her. "Sorry, boss. Time for improv." Tik Tik tries to speak up to respond, but Adaeze pushes Tik Tik down into the dirt and rolls off of her enchanted mistress, grabbing from her discarded gear her sap. She sneers as she stands there, an undressed warrior surrounded by others of her kind. "Sorry, ladies," Adaeze says, squeezing her weapon tightly, "But there's no way I'm letting you take my pink sweetie!" The surrounding sisters take a step forward, but the elf raises her hand, narrowing her eyes as she looks toward the gnoll. "You are a strange sight," the elf says. "But if it is a fight you want, then I will not fault you for wanting to protect the one that you love. However you will not win this day." She nods over towards the twins. "Luza, Liza." Go ahead and show this trespasser what it means to be a member of our lover's family." Luza and Liza step up from behind the elf, their hands unlacing as they step apart in unison, walking around her. "Whatever you say, Valana," they both say in unison, staring down the gnoll as they stand on either side of the gnoll. Adaeze snickers as she takes a couple steps aside. The other women are making a circle around them, giving her a little arena. Certainly, there are the traps she had placed down earlier that she could use to her advantage, but she has no idea what to expect from these two girls. "Alright, then. Sorry I'm going to have to mess up their pretty faces. But they won't be symmetrical once I'm done!" With that, she yells, charging forward, leaping up just before the hidden trap before she swings her sap down toward the one. The girl does not move, but instead, her other spins towards the gnoll's side, thrusting a palm forward into it. The force of the thrust knocks her off-balance, sending her sap flying down past the other woman's shoulder, swishing her hair in the wind. Without even taking the hair out of her eyes, the stationary girl lifts her knee into the gnoll's crotch, sending shooting pains up through her. She then follows up with an uppercut to the jaw, which sends her stumbling back , where the other twin thrusts her heel at the back of her knee, knocking her down to the floor. Standing over her, the two do not continue, but keep their eyes fixated squarely upon her as she catches her breath and remains on the ground for now. "As you can see," Valana says," we are quite serious when it comes to protecting the sanctity of our lover's home. You fight for a selfish cause, and that is why you will lose here." "Selfish?" Adaeze says, chuckling. "Honey, I'm fighting for my lovely, just like you are!" she says. With that, she drops her sap and wraps her arms around the waist of one of the girls, throwing her back toward her sister with a mighty hurl. The two collapse in a pile right into the soft earth, the net that Adaeze and Tik Tik had placed hoisting the two high into the air. Adaeze falls back onto the ground, still sore from her fight with the twins, panting. "Haha... see, we're pretty even, now... don't you think?" But Luza and Liza, without even looking at each other, work in tandem to help each other climb up the net, four hands working together to pull up two bodies to reach the knot The feline among the sisters glances up at the endangered duo, bends her knees, and then propels herself up into the air, swiping the knot and dropping her and her companions back upon the ground. "Thank you very much for your aid, Kera," Valana says. "I think our gnoll friend here has proven herself quite tactical. There's no reason to continue this test." The lizard steps up, hissing. "She has no respect for us at all. You treat our bond like a game while you use these traps to vex us. You're a troublemaker, and too much of a nuisance to keep around." "That remains to be seen, Slusk." The Valana says, keeping her hand out to stop her while she continues to watch Adaeze. "After all, it will be our lover who determines if she is worthy or not, and she does indeed show promise." Slusk growls at this, but keeps herself back. "I'll keep my eye on you," she says, flexing her sharp claws as she says this. "Sister..." Adaeze says, pushing herself up to her knees. "I'm not in the business of killing people. And I certainly am not going to kill anyone here who might try to interrupt me and my honey during our... honeymoon. I like to protect people. I have a feeling you and me aren't so different. Guardians of sorts, you know? I thought you were a bunch of javelin-throwing druid wannabees, but you're obviously skilled and organized. Tell ya what..." she says, heading over back towards the log. "I think I know a way we can make this mutually beneficial for all of us here." She then bends over and picks Tik Tik up. The sisters each take to Tik Tik with a different response. Valana's indifference is matched by Kera's surprise. While the gnome frowns in a pout larger than she is short and Liza and Luza look with minor interest. Slusk, meanwhile, keeps her gaze focused squarely upon Adaeze, waiting for her to show her true colors. Tik Tik snarls and kicks, struggling in Adaeze's hold. But she says nothing. Acknowledging that Adaeze is going against her command would surely break that all-important spell, if it hadn't broken already. Valana steps up towards Adaeze. Tik Tik's eyes bulge as she makes her way towards the trap, but the elf deftly steps around it without even looking to stand face-to-face with the imposing taller woman. "And is this the lover?" She asks, the head of the spear running along Tik Tik's horn. Luza and Liza stand on either side of Adaeze, holding out their hands. "Give up all your possessions" Valana commands. Tik Tik whimpers as her belts and her book are picked up by the gnome, but she glances up to Adaeze, who quickly winks as twins take her weapon. Tik Tik returns to her sour demeanor as the gnome flips through the book. "Careful!" Tik Tik growls. "Not know true magic!" "Our lover is the only true magic," the gnome speaks in reverent tones. Tik Tik squints, unable to tell what passages the gnome is looking at, but if she found the page on the Lily Nymph, there's no telling if they'd figure out her and Adaeze's plans. "That's enough, Gimmegee. You can read that later," Valana says, striking the earth once more. "Let's not tarry here. The night does not belong to our lover. I dare not wish to strike her ire." With rope crafted from strong vine, the gnoll and the kobold are both bound, their hands drawn behind them and their snouts wrapped shut. But they are allowed to see the path they take, and hear the nighttime sounds. But what good would that do for someone not well-versed in the ways of the forest? Tik Tik sighs, but keeps an eye on each of their captors. She gets a much better opportunity when they come upon a cave. Valana lights the interior with a flick of her wrist, bathing the cave in a soft glow. No longer swathed in shadows, her tall, elegant body is surely the ideal of the feminine form to human eyes, and not far off from the sensual images that Tik Tik had seen in her tome Since elves are long-lived, it may even be possible that she might be a model for some of those arts. Her long green hair goes down to her back, and despite the mud and brush that dots it, she makes it look like natural jewelry more than the tangle of dirt that her companions wear. The captives stumble into the cave, sitting down in the bright light, forced to adjust as their captors sit around and chat amongst themselves about setting up shifts. The loudest of the bunch is the little gnome, who keeps the book in her lap as she sits upon the ground. Her large eyes are filled with wonder as she scours through each page, and Tik Tik might even be friendly with the purple-haired creature, if she didn't flip through the papers with such wanton disregard to its age or importance. The humans, or at least Tik Tik thinks they are humans, sit back, holding each other in a close embrace--their skin brushes up against each other, hands tracing over each other's sides and backs. It isn't the motion of exploration, Tik Tik notes, but of two who are quite comfortable with each other. Kera yawns, stretching out on the ground, laying on her back, her legs and arms sprawled out with no concern for modesty, even less than the rest of their tight-knit group. The fur on her underside would be a snowy white, if it weren't for the dirt, and on her back it is a rusty hue. She paws at the air, seemingly at nothing. What purpose there is to this ritual, Tik Tik cannot be sure. Adaeze eyes each of them as well, her eyes shining with different understanding than the kobold. Annoyed, Tik Tik grumbles, shifting around in her seat. If only she knew more about these upworlder races, she'd be able to know just what is wrong with this lot. "Are you sure these two are virgins?" Gimmegee says, looking up from her reading. The light in front of her moves up and blinds Tik Tik for a moment. "What do you mean?" Slusk asks "This book here, it's smut!" Tik Tik growls. Slusk sighs and picks herself up, sauntering over toward her 'sister.' She holds out a scaly hand and the gnome lifts it up to her. Cradling the book, the lizard woman glances over the page, coughing and then closing it. "What is this?" She asks, turning around toward the captives, a snarl in her voice. Gimmegee hops up and patters over towards Tik Tik, tearing the restraint off of her mouth. The kobold shifts her jaw back and forth a moment and takes a deep breath. "It's Tik Tik's book. She wanted to try things with lovey lover from book. Never tried any before!" If they didn't read draconic, then she would be in the clear. The lizard doesn't look like she is related to the wyrms, so its possible that she doesn't know their tongue The lizard glances at Tik Tik, and then she glances over at Adaeze. "Well, okay. Just stay there and rest, and you, get up" she taps Kera on the side with her toe. The feline rolls around on her belly, laying on her chest as she looks towards the new captives. "Oooh, so who do you think the mistress will let us play with, first?" she asks, kicking her feet, her tail swishing back and forth. "That doesn't matter," The lizard woman says, hands on her hips. "Because it'll be some time before she's done with both of them.You remember how long our newest sisters took" she nods over towards Luza and Liza, who sit with their foreheads together, staring deeply into each other's eyes. "Awww... it's gonna be like a month before I get to try the big muscly one," she says, whining as she sits up, leaning back and supporting herself with her hands, crossing one leg over the other. Adaeze whimpers, shifting herself closer toward her "fiancee." "You're insatiable," The gnome says. "Does the mistress have to work on you again?" "No, but one of my wonderful coven sisters can," the cat says, giving them both a Cheshire grin. "Excuse?" Tik Tik pipes up. "Is okay if lover and Tik Tik talk? We... want to see boss lady, yes? At least." The lizard hisses, her tail whipping back and forth as she walks away. Valana sighs from her annoyance and says. "Get your energy out and get ready to go to sleep.. Channel your carnal frustrations for the next time you see your lover." "I'll just think of her," the cat girl admits and curls up, sighing happily, her hands nestled between her legs as she closes her eyes. "As for you," the elf says to the two. She taps the head of her spear against Adaze's cheek, and a breeze rustles her fur, sliding the gag off from her mouth "You may talk, but we are listening to you, don't forget." She steps away, heading off towards the entrance of the cave. "I don't like this," Adaeze whispers. "They aren't playing. This is an actual druid's circle. It's real nature magic," she adds when Tik Tik tilts her head. "Ah," the kobold says back. "So, powerful, yes?" "I'd say so. We're out-magicked here, no offense. But I don't think we're at a loss for brain power. It's gonna take quick wits to finish the job, I can tell you that much." A soft gasp diverts the attention of the two, who glance on over towards the two mirror-image girls. The humans lace their fingers together, lips brushing against lips. Their movements are in perfect sync. Each gasp and each stroke of their fingers matching the other. When their tongues slide out to meet, they coil in a balanced twist, the sounds of their breaths overshadowed by the delicate smacks of passion. Adaeze bites her lip and shuffles herself. "There's something about those two..." Tik Tik nods, not responding as she just continues to watch. Slowly, the two slide down from the cave wall, one of them lying on the floor while the other is upon her. Together, they turn, kissing down the side of their cheeks, and then to their necks, their lips finding their ways down along their collars, and exploring every nook and cranny along their way down. None of their companions make notice, and Tik Tik notes the feline, who shudders as her lower arms push between her legs, the rest of her sex concealed by leaf skirt and her legs Kera's mewling signs of pleasure a fascinating display. Fingers push up between the folds of her sex, curling upward and rubbing at the sensitive nub. From her body rises up a vibration that rolls down along her whole being. Her tail curls around, brushing along her leg. "What is she doing?" Tik Tik whispers to Adaeze. "What... you never flicked the bean before?" Adaeze asks. "Aren't you some kind of s-" she stops herself, having nearly blown their cover wide open. "Uh, what I mean is she's, uh, pleasuring herself.' "Herself...?" Tik Tik says. "Tik Tik never thought that would be much fun... always wanted to play with others," she says, her eyes fixated on Kera's performance. "You're a treasure and a half, boss," Adaeze says, failing to hold back a chuckle. "Who would have thought the great Tik Tik never stopped to think of a strapping young lad or a fair lass and ran her fingers along her scales in the cool of her cave. "We-well, Tik Tik has done that, but..." she says, now Kera has rolled on her back once more, her legs spread apart and giving the two of them the perfect view of her entertainment. Her chest rises and falls through her deep breaths, broken by her need and excitement. One hand moves up along her side, brushing her fur between her fingers before she makes her way up to her breasts. Index and middle fingers swirl around her nipple, letting that pink nub poke up through fur before she gives it a gentle pinch. She gasps, her open mouth turning into a slight smile as her eyes flutter upwards. Her thoughts must be clouded by the pleasure she feels, but she shows no sign of not wanting the two newcomers to share in the sight. Tik Tik's knees rub together. For, despite their predicament and their deception, the sight of such a beautiful creature exploring herself is a ripe opportunity to learn more about sexy things. Unfortunately, Gimmegee reads through the book, pouring over detail after detail in rapt attention. The gnome's fascination reminds the kobold of her own, yet even as Kera's actions bring her ideas of excitement, the gnome's use of her book brings her nothing but frustration. Another gasp turns the kobold's attention back to Kera, who has pushed up her hips, planting her feet flat against the ground as her fingers paw quickly at her sex. She rocks those hips, her breaths getting higher and higher in excitement with each passing second, yet soon, she drops her hand, a frustrated sigh rising up from the back of her throat, her hand running through her head, squeezing at fur, and letting out a displeased hiss. "She's been going at it for awhile," Adaeze notes. "It's possibly a side-effect of the nymph, what do you think?" Tik Tik shakes her head. "Book would tell, but Tik Tik can't read fairy speak. No way of knowing." "Well, guess field observation is the next best thing, right? Besides, this is kinda fun seeing her like this." Kera hops onto her knees, leaning forward, one hand upon the earth as the other traces down her cheek, her neck, her collar, her body, down between her legs. In the meantime, her tail brushes up her heel, her ankle, her calf, her thigh and meets her hand. She wraps her fingers around her appendage, stroking her thumb up along the fuzzy thing, and looks up to the two captives, her wide grin spreading from cheek to cheek before she licks her lips. "There'll be more of this waiting for you," she coos as she pulls the tip of her tail upward, stroking up and down along the lips of her pussy. She shudders, her mouth widening, panting as she pushes the tail up inside, wriggling up within her and tickling at her insides. She arches her back, closing her eyes and letting out a loud gasp as she grips at the floor, taking up a large clump of dirt. "D... Damn, girl..." Adaeze says, "Where did your, uh, your lover find you?" Kera crawls ever-so-slowly towards the gnoll and the kobold. "Wouldn't you... mmm, like to know?" she asks, the rumblings of her body louder than ever before. "You know... once you become sisters with us in the lover's garden," she begins, "it would be wonderful to have you. I know what you're packing under there," she says, lifting her free hand and licking the back of her paw. She then rubs the wetted arm over her ear, the ear flicking in response. "Maybe you can be the one to help end this burning inside...?" Adaeze frowns, glancing over at Tik TIk, but she doesn't say anything. Instead, Tik Tik speaks up, saying. "Kera is stuck with need? Not even lover gets rid of it?" The cat's eyes darken just a bit, but she shoves that tail in deeper, causing her to let out a loud mrowling cry, covered only by the muffling of her hand. She falls to the ground, rolling around in her desperation, but pulls her hand away to continue speaking. "Only my lover can satisfy me. But she promised--she promised that I would find someone else to help calm the beast within me. I've tried with all our sisters, and soon, I'll try with both of you. But Adaeze, I think its you that will do it for me. You and your unique body that only a gnoll can provide me!" Adaeze shifts around in her bondage and barks up. "That's for the lover to decide. But I would hope she would respect her flowers enough not to have them do things they don't want. And I don't want to serve like that, got it? I like being a woman, and I want to have the experience of any other." There is a silence around the cave that follows the echoes of Adaeze's declaration. Kera stares up at her, wide-eyed, while others look up fro their own activities for a bit. Valana looks back to her sisters and says. "Let's not fight against each other here, sisters, future sisters." She says, her speartip pointing toward the two captives as she says those words. "After all, we are all going to enjoy the embrace of our lover soon enough. Now, get your rest," she says to the catfolk. "You've aggravated yourself quite a lot. You need to relax... relax... Kera closes her eyes and takes a deep breath, pulling the tail out of her body slowly, yet the slick thing is drenched in her insatiable need. She curls up once again, but keeps her hands between her legs, muttering words of seduction to herself. Adaeze leans in closer to Tik Tik and whispers into the kobold's ear. "I'll keep my eyes on 'em. You go to sleep We'll need your magic to get us out of any trouble these weirdos will get us in." Tik Tik scoots in a bit more and whispers. "Let's watch longer... but pretend to sleep. Get some news, learn some secrets." Adaeze scans over their captors. Each of them are off in their own world, and she nods her head. "Yeah, got it..." With that, she leans back, closing her eyes and sighing in her false relaxed state. Kera's eyes flutter open and lock place with Tik Tik's. The kobold freezes, caught staring at her as a sly smile rolls up over her lips. She picks herself up, crawling on all fours over towards the captives, that predator's glare glimmers on her eyes as she crawls closer and closer, right up to the kobold's feet. "You know..." she begins, "I can still hear you two." Adaeze snorts, trying to recover by turning on her side and settling in, but her nose wrinkles up. The cat purrs, placing her hands down on the ground once more. "So, I give you a show to wet your appetite and get you excited to play with me once you meet our lover, only to find out that you two aren't what you seem." Tik Tik grits her teeth, flexing her fingers, ready to defend herself as things go down. "You wanted us to find you and bring you to our lover..." She sits back now, her legs spread, her chest rising and falling as her tail wraps around herself, laying between her legs. What spell will be best? Will something to slip free from the bonds? Something to improve Adaeze's strength? Something to blow as many of them apart as she can before the real fight starts? "I think it's real cute how you two want to give yourselves up so willingly to her embrace," the cat continues. The tip of her fuzzy tail paws gently up along her slit, her mouth open just a bit as soft breaths come out of it. "Y-you'll make such great additions to our family. Especially you, miss sleepy head." Adaeze buries her face against the wall and shudders next to Tik Tik, but the kobold keeps her head held high, now speaking to the feline with the same hushed tones. "Does your... our lover think good idea?" The cat's smile spreads across her face. "She is fine with us enjoying her work. If I just get to watch, that'll be alright with me. How she will give you kisses all over your body, even if you're a tough-looking brute like yourself..." She shudders, All the cares of the world just slip away forever and ever, leaving you in a state of total and complete bliss. Even if you're planning on doing something naughty, she won't let you~" Tik Tik snorts and decides to go on with this. "Miss Nymph... helps the girls?" Kera rolls her neck around, lifting a hand and running it up along her stomach and to her chest. "Oh... it's so wonderful, having your first time be with her. She makes you forget all your doubts and gives you exactly what you've always wanted. Oh, what I'd do just to be a virgin again, just to have her look at me the same way as she did that first time..." Tik Tik frowns. "Does... does our lover only take us once?" The cat's eyes flutter open, and a wistful breath escapes her lips. "No, but... it's never the same. It can't ever be. You remember your first. It's like no other..." Tik Tik leans back against her wall, her mind drifting off to a time with her tribe, trapped underground with only that brash dig boss as her company. "Yes... Tik Tik can't imagine..." "It's almost a shame you two will have to play with her instead of each other," "But who knows? Maybe she'll treat you both at once, unless one of you likes to watch. Then I could put a good word in and-" "I'll do it first!" Adaze barks,interrupting everyone's rest a second time that evening. Slusk steps over and grabs the cat by the scruff of her neck, lifting her up to her feet and staring into her eyes. She grabs the feline's tail and bares her sharp teeth at her. "You can't leave well enough alone, can you?" she asks. "Looks like I'll have to deal with you, myself." The cat stares at her, wide-eyed, and then narrows them. Though her arms dangle uselessly by the lizard's hold, she mewls with a soft taunt, only to be shoved up against the wall, her mouth assaulted by the lizard's. Growling and mewling fill the cave as the poor captives are left to watch the two coven sisters enter their sparring passion. "Does your lust know no bounds?" Slusk says as she pulls her mouth free from Kera's. With half-lidded eyes, the feline's tongue wriggles outside of her mouth, a needy groans issuing out from her throat, her purring loud enough for Tik Tik and Adaeze both to hear. "You know... as well as I do... the answer to that question," she huffs out. Scaled fingers move down along her furred body as she pushes her up against the wall of the cave, their chests pressed together as she lets her reptilian tongue work upon her 'sister's' neck. Like the cat herself, Slusk gives her attention to her sensitive areas,scratching at her side, and letting her fingers swirl just underneath her navel, tantalizing her and keeping her from her total release. "Every night, Kera... don't you ever get bored?" she asks, an eye looking back towards Adaeze. "Don't you ever want to stop showing off to the new flowers?" "Look who's talking," Kera says, her hands moving up now, resting upon the lizard's shoulders. No longer held by the neck, she wraps her legs around her lover's, letting Slusk's strong body keep her from falling to the floor. "You're the one kissing our lover's fronds the moment she asks you a simple question. Always, you hide yourself away, and for what end do you do that?" she asks, her eyes hazing over in the heat of her need. "Why don't you take charge like you do with me?" Slusk's growl rises up from her throat, her fingers sliding down between the feline's legs. "Same reason why you can't stop thinking about jumping on the newest acquisitions," she says. "How, ever since our lover awakened you, you never turn off. Every time we sit down, you are a pile of need and arousal. Can you turn that off?" she asks, her fingers pushing inside the cat, the action loud and slick before the two captives. Kera curls her toes as she gasps out, fingers burying themselves against the rough, mature scales of her current lover. She leans in, licking over at the woman's shoulder, following a few up with a nip against her neck. Slusk pushes her harder against the wall, a third finger joining the first two inside the feline's needy pussy. She whispers something to her--something that Tik Tik cannot hear. Whimpering, the kobold tries to scoot closer and get a better view, when suddenly, Slusk spins around and practically throws Kera to the floor. The cat stares up at the kobold, her mouth open, her eyes far away, unfocused and blind with her lust. With each thrust of the lizard's arm, she squeaks lewdly. The bound Tik Tik watches that look upon the feline's eyes, staring fully at her, hoping to commit the sight to her memory. Is it possible that someone could become so addicted to sex that their entire being would have to revolve around it? As the mewling mess on the floor begins to drool on the dirt, the kobold also ponders other things. Is this to be her fate? "Liking what you see, shorty?" Slusk's voice cuts Tik Tik back to reality. The kobold and the lizardfolk keep their eye contact as Slusk's arm pumps her fingers into her 'sister's' needy hole. "Our lover has instructed me to make sure all the needs of my sisters are met. She'll surely give you your own task, as well. Tik Tik squirms uncomfortably. But Slusk lifts the feline up, displaying her for both of the captives. One hand continues its dramatic insertion, while another gropes over her body, searching out the spot that could finally sate the catgirl. All the while, she pins down Kera's tail and holds her arm down in her grip, keeping the feline from helping alleviate her needs herself. "Don't be so shy," Slusk says. "This is only a natural part of being in our lover's garden. Once you meet her, you'll surely understand." "Maybe," Gimmegee says, finally speaking up from her seat off a ways. "Maybe, our lover will have our new sister tell us all the stories we can't read from this wonderful book of hers. Perhaps, even, there are things our lover doesn't know about pleasing the seeds of her garden." "Oh, yes, how wonderful..." Kera pants, her eyes rolling back. "The secrets to everything our lover could ever hope to need when it comes to loving her flowers to the fullest. She will surely give me the satisfaction I can have.... And have it last much... much longer!" "You're almost there...?" Slusk grunts, nuzzling her head against the catfolk's cheek. "Y... yes!" Kera says, practically bouncing onto the lizard's hand now, "just a few more... a little bit more..." "Oh yeah, there's all sort sof nasty things here," Gimmegee says, snickering. "Only a real virgin would think up this sort of nasty things. Perhaps, that is the secret to true sexual knowledge?" "Or just the sign of a powerful imagination," Valana finally says, speaking up among the increasing din of her sisters. "Remember to keep yourselves quiet," she says, tapping her spear upon the ground. "Or, I shall be forced to punish you, myself." "Luza and Liza get up from their own little dance, mirroring each others' smirks as they look to their leader. "After all," Valana says, stepping in front of Kera, "We don't want to bother our guests any more than we already have. They have a full day tomorrow. From early morning to twilight's last caress, they shall be made our lover's lovers. Kera thrashes around in the grip of her current lover, her lewd display spurting out the nectar of her climax. Soon, she falls back against the lizard, panting heavily, her eyes growing even more so, and finally closing them as her breathing returns to normal. Nodding, Valana returns to her post, tapping the twins and letting them seperate for the time being. "Your shift is coming up soon," she says. "Damn it all," Adaeze growls. "Will this night never end? The loud, thunderous shaking of the walls around them springs all the women to attention. Panting, the cat whines. "I... I thought we had the wards up!" "Something must have lured them here," Valana says. "Alright, here's how it's going to go. You all take them to the glade. I'll stay behind and handle it." "B... but-" Gimmegee squeaks. "No 'buts" Valana continues. "She would rather have most of us survive than the oldest and most used of her servants. Now, go!" Before she could even finish that last word, the feline and the reptile rush over towards the captives. Kera clasps to Adaeze's arm and hoists her up, while Slusk picks Tik Tik up by the horn and then cradles her in her arms. As they rush from the cave, bright, phosphorescent vines rise up from the ground, yet the women are unhindered by their sudden growth. Tik Tik peers around the lizard woman's back, only to see a large, muscular creature, about the size of a troll, crouching over the entrance to the cave. It's face is nothing more than a grinning skull with a long mouth and with two terrible horns protruding forward. Where the eyes should be, glowing green lights rise from within the otherwise empty sockets. The beast leaps down on top of the elf, wrapping its enormous hands around her throat as it pins her down to the ground. Similarly, the glowing vines shoot around the creature, lashing around its horns, its neck, its arms. Kera grabs onto Slusk's wrist, halting their progress through the forest. "Please, Slusk... we can't leave our sisters behind. Not like this. We're far enough away to watch and see if there's anything we can do." Slusk grits her sharp teeth, her hold on Tik Tik squeezing the little kobold, a fight in her mind brewing as she considers their options. "Fine... but on my signal, we retreat. We can't have them find out where our lover rests her roots." "Well, if we're going to spy on them," Adaeze speaks up, "we might as well be quiet about it. Over there," she points to a little section of brush. "We should be able to see everything and bolt if it comes to it. I really, really need to find out just what these... things, are." Her eyes look toward Tik Tik. Such a dramatic departure of the plan requires her boss's input because, as far as she's aware, the spell she is under is still in effect The kobold nods. If the baroness wants this Lily Nymph taken out of the picture, then there must be some sort of power play involved that she is not aware of, if the Nymph was some sort of ruler of the forest. She sighs, worried that she has stumbled into another politician's ploy even outside of the warrens of her home. Nestling quick behind the bushes, the party peers through to see the evolution of the harrowing battle before them. Valana lays underneath the beast, its massive hands wrapped around her throat. Though her face drains with color, her determination does not wane from it. Instead, her eyes burn with magic as the vines she summoned wrap around the bulging, sinewy muscles of her opponent, flora fighting to pull fauna apart. With a roar, the beast's arms are torn back and up, binding it to the tendrils of Valana's vines. Coughing, the elf pushes herself up, rubbing at her throat. Her voice is harsh and hoarse, yet she doesn't waver in her resolve. "Tell your dark leader," she begins, stumbling up to her feet. "That this forest is the home of our lover, and it will not be spoiled." The beast roars into her face, fighting against the ties that bind it down. Its eyelights burn with a fiery anger, uprooting the plants as it lunges closer and closer toward her. "Let me show you," she says, lifting up her spear, and pushing the butt of the shaft up between its legs, "who is really in charge of this land." The beast stops, its jaw open in, what? Surprise, fear? And it stops trying to fight back as the elf steps up closer, reaching down for her skirt and tugging it down under her hips. She climbs on top of the monster, her one hand over its shoulder, the other still holding onto her weapon as she mounts the beast. The creature groans, its eyelights calming down to a more serene blue as it closes its jaw. Valana leans in, pressing her lips up against the thing's teeth. "Let me soothe your savage heart..." With that, more of her vines rise up, swirling around the trunk-like legs of the beast. Three thick vines twist together to form a point, brushing up between both of their thighs, the thick, strong vines teasing against the elf's lips as they rub also against the monster's own nethers. With a thrust, Valana's vines spread apart into two groups, one of them pushing up into herself, while another disappears within the creature. "It's a girl?" Tik Tik asks. "Our lover isn't the only one who finds the use of the women of the forest," Slusk says, her hand gently petting Tik Tik's back. The beast rears its head back, its jaw wide open. It groans, trying to break itself free of the elf's magic and penetration. Valana strokes a hand at the creature's chest, cooing gently as she tries to sooth it with nature's ancient dance. Soon, the grunts and groans that come from the beast are more like the domesticated creatures seeing its master's way for the first time. Valana smiles, pressing her lips against the bone where ts cheek would be and patting the monster gently. "Yes..." she coos. "That's right. Let the magic take you back to where you want to be..." The creature's eye lights dim and its head lowers. The muscled body relaxes as its arms pull back to the vine's desired position. Breathing a sigh of relief, Valana reaches down, wrapping her fingers around the vine that penetrated her body. But she gasps as the vines push in deeper into her, making her arch her back and stare up into the night. The creature's eyelights glow a bright red once more, and with another roar, it rips the vines around its arms by their roots, wrapping its arms around her in a crushing embrace. It lurches forward, knocking Valana down to the ground as it wraps its arms tighter and tighter around her body. Shocked, Valana's eyes widen when she sees beyond the brush, shouting, "what are you still doing here!? The creature looks upwards, straight towards them, but a knot of plant matter bundles together like a large fist and cracks against its skull, shattering a few teeth. "Now, now, now!" Adaeze says, patting Kera on the shoulder. The feline snaps out of her stupor and gets up, followed closely behind by Slusk. The four make their way out into the deeper forest with a mad dash, the battle cry of their companion rising up through the darkness of the night, followed by the crunch of bone. Truly, they are in a battle for their lives, yet Tik Tik would not be able to witness its conclusion, as the reptile woman rushes of into the darkness of the trees. "They've never been this close before!" Kera says, her fear evident in her voice. "How did they find us? Why didn't the light deter them? "They're getting smarter," Slusk says, "More resilient. We must tell the lover about this development." "Maybe someone can tell me what the hell is going on!?" Adaeze barks. "I ain't never seen a beast quite like that in this neck of the woods!" They eventually stop, the two captors looking back and forth, the feline's ears twitching. "I think we're far enough away... for now." "Our lover is not the only one claiming rule over of this forest. There are those who would try to have dominion of it, but she will not let them. We are the only things keeping the monsters at bay." "Whoa, now, back up!" Adaeze snaps, speaking through grit teeth. "I thought we were going to be living a life of luxury with her, but now you're telling me we've been drafted into some kinda army? That was not a part of the deal." Ignoring the gnoll, Slusk turns around and presses onward"We are almost to her demesne," Slusk says. "The others will catch up shortly." With her nudging, they proceed forward. Tik Tik, however, cannot help but look backward, as her book was with that gnome, lost somewhere in the dark of the night. She holds onto the woman carrying her, claws scratching into scaled hide. "Worry not, future sister," the lizard says. "We are diligent. There is nothing that can defeat us when the power of our lover is on our side," Of course, being as close as she is, Tik Tik can hear the worry that her captor tries to hide. The trembling in her voice tells Tik Tik all she needs to know--being involved with this Nymph is going to be nothing but trouble. In my study of eromancy, I have discovered many powerful magics beyond my wildest dreams. However, one thing that comes particularly to mind is the destructive power that lust can have on those who depend on it. It is true that most living beings will perish, and that the only form of immortality available to them is the passing down of their line through the act of copulation. It is from the earliest sages who thought that there could be more than just a necessary purpose to erotic acts that the first eroarcanists came into being. Through these individuals came the truths written within these very pages. But from that first thought also came the grave sin that governs the darker side of this magic. If you find this piece, then it means that I may have fallen to the sway of the truths I sought to discover. If that is the case, I give you a warning: heed your intellect. Do not fall to the whims of the seductive creatures of this world or the honeyed words of supposed lovers. They understand far better than any mere mortal the power that our lusts have over us. In order to properly study this work, one must be far detached from the base desires that are fulfilled simply fro reading these words, let alone experiencing the works themselves. The Lily Nymph's intoxicating words are but one example of this, for it can turn even the purest of individuals into those seeking only a life of pleasure. Yet, there are darker forces to be sure. Perhaps coming from creatures similar to the fey, or, even more disturbing, from someone who takes my teachings and twist them to a far more insidious end. Whatever the case may be, never underestimate one who knows these skills, and be careful of who you share these words with. You never know when the next ally you have may just be another enemy waiting in hiding. -The Author (Translated from Sylvan original. Struck out with fresh ink) Addendum (written in a different hand): Upon closer reflection with my peers in this matter, I have decided that there is not much trouble to be had among the fey and their allies. For they know the power of nature and they love it with all of their beings. What, then, is more natural than the need for pleasure and procreation? There is nothing unnatural about lusts and the study of such things, so please, only take those previous words as the dour ramblings of a disenfranchised writer. There is nothing in this world that love cannot conquer, and there is no application of love more true than showing the power of it to a partner, be it natural being or supernatural horror. So yes, try everything you can from here and learn all that you are able because that will help your lover overcome all the horrors of this world and beyond. With knowledge and love, there is nothing she can overcome. And one day soon, our lover's garden will spread over the whole world, so that all will be her flowers, and all will be sisters with one another. It is to this end that I continue to write this book. Long may her petals be bright and her vines be green! -Gim- The Author